FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT THIS LINK. WE ARE NOW LIMITED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANY NUMBER CAN WATCH LIVE 'ONE WAY' AND SIT-A-LONG VIA THE ABOVE SCREEN. IF JOINING WITH CAMERA, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED:

As you can see, our Zazenkai consists of chanting the 'Heart Sutra' in English (the words are at the link below), some full floor prostrations in sets of three (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), followed by our Dedication, Zazen twice for about 30 minutes each, with 10 minutes of Kinhin in between, and we end the sitting with 'The Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'.

Please download and print out the Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

I got to join you all live, if not on-camera, and for the first time—great practicing with you all!

gassho1

Lisa

10-26-2013, 01:36 AM

Sekishi

I never did see the option to join in on Google Plus, but I joined in without it never the less.

Zazen, neither trick nor treat...

Thank you all for your practice.

Gassho,
Eric

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10-26-2013, 01:39 AM

Myosha

Thanks to one and all.

Jundo, you have a considerate mouser.

Gassho,
Edward

10-26-2013, 03:21 AM

Joyo

Thank you everyone, Kyonin you did a fine job. My boys both joined in for a little while as well, they were quite intrigued by the kinhin :)

Gassho,
Treena

10-26-2013, 05:06 AM

ZenHarmony

How sweet, Treena!

Gassho,

Lisa

10-26-2013, 07:08 AM

Genshin

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone that sat and will sit. Have a great weekend.

Gassho
Matt

10-26-2013, 07:17 AM

Taikyo

Thank you all who sat and will sit. Love the hat Jundo!!! Gassho David

10-26-2013, 07:58 AM

Kantai

Thanks for a spooky Zazenkai![fangs]

Gassho
Ed

10-27-2013, 12:43 AM

Daitetsu

Thank you for your practice!

Gassho,

Timo

10-27-2013, 11:37 AM

Marla567

Thank you all!

Gassho,
Shinka

10-27-2013, 12:27 PM

Ishin

Thanks everyone who sits! We just went on a ghost tour in Savannah, GA with my kids for Halloween. My youngest son said "Dad, once you get past the fact your looking for ghosts, it's actually kind of fun."